Ezekiel 48:7

48:7 Next to the border of Reuben from the east side to the west, Judah ¹  will have one portion.

Ezekiel 21:20

21:20 Mark out the routes for the sword to take: “Rabbah of the Ammonites” and “Judah with Jerusalem in it.” ² 

Ezekiel 25:8

A Prophecy Against Moab

25:8 “This is what the sovereign Lord says: ‘Moab ³  and Seir say, “Look, the house of Judah is like all the other nations.”

Ezekiel 25:12

A Prophecy Against Edom

25:12 “This is what the sovereign Lord says: ‘Edom ⁴  has taken vengeance against the house of Judah; they have made themselves fully culpable ⁵  by taking vengeance ⁶  on them. ⁷ 

Ezekiel 27:17

27:17 Judah and the land of Israel were your clients; they traded wheat from Minnith, ⁸  millet, honey, olive oil, and balm for your merchandise.

Ezekiel 48:22

48:22 The property of the Levites and of the city will be in the middle of that which belongs to the prince. The portion between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin will be for the prince.

Ezekiel 48:31

48:31 the gates of the city ⁹  will be named for the tribes of Israel; there will be three gates to the north: one gate for Reuben, one gate for Judah, and one gate for Levi.

Ezekiel 4:6

4:6 “When you have completed these days, then lie down a second time, but on your right side, and bear the iniquity of the house of Judah 40 days ¹⁰  – I have assigned one day for each year.

Ezekiel 8:1

A Desecrated Temple

8:1 In the sixth year, in the sixth month, on the fifth of the month, ¹¹  as I was sitting in my house with the elders of Judah sitting in front of me, the hand ¹²  of the sovereign Lord seized me. ¹³ 

Ezekiel 8:17

8:17 He said to me, “Do you see, son of man? Is it a trivial thing that the house of Judah commits these abominations they are practicing here? For they have filled the land with violence and provoked me to anger still further. Look, they are putting the branch to their nose! ¹⁴ 

Ezekiel 25:3

25:3 Say to the Ammonites, ‘Hear the word of the sovereign Lord: This is what the sovereign Lord says: You said “Aha!” about my sanctuary when it was desecrated, about the land of Israel when it was made desolate, and about the house of Judah when they went into exile.

Ezekiel 37:19

37:19 tell them, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: Look, I am about to take the branch of Joseph which is in the hand of Ephraim and the tribes of Israel associated with him, and I will place them on the stick of Judah, ¹⁵  and make them into one stick – they will be one in my hand.’ ¹⁶ 

Ezekiel 48:8

48:8 “Next to the border of Judah from the east side to the west will be the allotment you must set apart. It is to be eight and a quarter miles ¹⁷  wide, and the same length as one of the tribal portions, from the east side to the west; the sanctuary will be in the middle of it.

¹ sn The tribe from which the Davidic prince would come is given the most prestigious allotment (see Gen 49:8-12).

² tc The MT reads “Judah in fortified Jerusalem,” a geographic impossibility. The translation follows the LXX, which assumes בְּתוֹכָהּ (bÿtokhah, “in it”) for בְּצוּרָה (bÿtsurah, “fortified”).

³ sn Moab was located immediately south of Ammon.

⁴ sn Edom was located south of Moab.

⁵ tn Heb “and they have become guilty, becoming guilty.” The infinitive absolute following the finite verb makes the statement emphatic and draws attention to the degree of guilt incurred by Edom due to its actions.

⁶ tn Heb “and they have taken vengeance.”

⁷ sn Edom apparently in some way assisted in the destruction of Jerusalem in 587/6 b.c. (Ps 137:7; Lam 5:21, 23; Joel 3:19; Obadiah).

⁵ sn The location is mentioned in Judg 11:33.

⁶ sn See Rev 21:12-14.

⁷ sn The number 40 may refer in general to the period of Judah’s exile using the number of years Israel was punished in the wilderness. In this case, however, one would need to translate, “you will bear the punishment of the house of Judah.”

⁸ tc The LXX reads “In the sixth year, in the fifth month, on the fifth of the month.”

⁹ tn Or “power.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “fell upon me there,” that is, God’s influence came over him.

⁹ tn It is not clear what the practice of “holding a branch to the nose” indicates. A possible parallel is the Syrian relief of a king holding a flower to his nose as he worships the stars (ANEP 281). See L. C. Allen, Ezekiel (WBC), 1:145-46. The LXX glosses the expression as “Behold, they are like mockers.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “I will place them on it, that is, on the stick of Judah.”

¹¹ sn The reunification of Israel and Judah is envisioned as well in Ezek 33:23, 29; Jer 3:18; 23:5-6; Hos 1:11; Amos 9:11.

¹¹ tn Heb “twenty-five thousand cubits” (i.e., 13.125 kilometers).